Editing Kirby JP Twitter


[[File:Kirby JP Twitter Icon.png|thumb|right|200px|The current icon for '''Kirby JP Twitter'''.]]
The '''Kirby JP Twitter''' (known in shorthand as '''@Kirby_JP''', formerly known as the '''Kirby 25th Anniversary Twitter''') is the official [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] account for the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' franchise]] and is administered by [[HAL Laboratory]]. As implied by the name, the Twitter account is presented in the Japanese language, and no formal English equivalent exists. On the Kirby JP Twitter, announcements and posts of all sorts are made relating to the ''Kirby'' franchise, including "presentations" from in-universe characters, artwork produced to commemorate specific events, news relating to new releases, and links to [[merchandise]] and related [[Nintendo]] and [[HAL Laboratory]] ventures. The Kirby JP Twitter was initially established in November 2016, and made its first post on December 11th, 2016. As of 2022, it has since made more than 2,500 posts and has garnered more than 385,000 followers.

The feed was originally created to celebrate [[Kirby Anniversary#Kirby 25th Anniversary (2017)|Kirby's 25th anniversary]] along with [[Kirby Portal|a partner website]]. After the turn of the 26th anniversary, the feed and website were re-branded to remove the '25' motif, and have continued under general coverage of the ''Kirby'' franchise.

==Content overview==
[[File:Kirby JP Tweet Example.png|thumb|right|400px|An example of one of the tweets from the Kirby JP Twitter.]]
The Kirby JP Twitter is fairly broad in terms of what comprises its tweets. Tweets range from simple announcements and merchandise plugs made in the real world to special "presentations" made by in-universe characters to describe various aspects of the series. While tweet topics invariably involve the ''Kirby'' series, priority is often given to coverage of recently released titles. As such, since the initial creation of the feed, much of the contents relate to games recently out at the time, and characters representing each game are often called in to "present" the news for those titles: for example, [[The Three Mage-Sisters]] for ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', [[Bandana Waddle Dee]] for ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' and ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'', and [[Magolor]] for ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''. At the beginning of the account's life, [[Susie]] was the primary presenter for game topics; more general ''Kirby'' topics are presented by a quartet of [[Waddle Dee]]s referred to as the [[Channel PPP Crew]]. Naturally, due to [[Kirby]]'s own disposition, he is almost never picked as a presenter, and is often the subject being covered instead.

One particular recurring feature was the Dedede Directory (referred to in full as "King Dedede's Wisdom! Dededen Great Directory", translated from Japanese 「デデデ大王のひらけ！デデデン大名鑑」), a series of posts where [[King Dedede]] describes various characters from the ''Kirby'' series in his own words. These descriptions are formatted with an image portraying King Dedede standing next to a collage of artwork of the character he is describing, and often provide insights into each character's traits and background, particularly if they are an obscure minor character.

Furthermore, whenever a special event takes place, or to celebrate a holiday, a commemorative piece of artwork is often created and posted to the Twitter feed. These illustrations are depicted in simple 2D vector style, and feature Kirby and other characters from the ''Kirby'' video game series in various situations. Often, these illustrations feature more obscure characters, enemies, and other objects.

In addition to news announcements and recurring features, more traditional promotional material (such as artwork, videos, and interesting lore) is often revealed in these Twitter posts which cannot be found in any of the games proper. Other details such as musical tracks, concept art, and developer commentary are sometimes released as well. As is normal for Twitter posts, users are allowed to post reactions to each of these announcements, with comments often stretching into the hundreds or thousands.

==List of topics==
The following is a list of specific post topics which appear on the Kirby JP Twitter:

===Commemorative illustrations===
To celebrate holidays or special events such as game releases, special artwork is posted to the account:
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter commemorative illustrations - 2016/2017|Illustrations from 2016 and 2017]]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter commemorative illustrations - 2018|Illustrations from 2018]]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter commemorative illustrations - 2019|Illustrations from 2019]]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter commemorative illustrations - 2020|Illustrations from 2020]]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter commemorative illustrations - 2021|Illustrations from 2021]]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter commemorative illustrations - 2022–present|Illustrations from 2022 onward]]

===Game-based report series===
During times when a new game is in the spotlight, there will be a special running report on the game's contents and related subjects. Often, one or more representative characters from that game will act as the "reporter" for each post:
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Team Kirby Clash Deluxe|Game reports - ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'']]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Kirby's Blowout Blast|Game reports - ''Kirby's Blowout Blast'']]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Kirby Battle Royale|Game reports - ''Kirby Battle Royale'']]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Kirby Star Allies|Game reports - ''Kirby Star Allies'']]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn|Game reports - ''Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn'']]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Super Kirby Clash|Game reports - ''Super Kirby Clash'']]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Kirby Fighters 2|Game reports - ''Kirby Fighters 2'']]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Kirby and the Forgotten Land|Game reports - ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'']]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Kirby's Dream Buffet|Game reports - ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'']]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe|Game reports - ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'']]
*[[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Other|Game reports - Other]]

===Other report series===
A number of other report series have also appeared on the Twitter feed. These are as follows:
*[[Dedede Directory]]
**[[List of Dedede Directory posts - 2019|Posts for 2019]]
**[[List of Dedede Directory posts - 2020|Posts for 2020]]
**[[List of Dedede Directory posts - 2021/2022|Posts for 2021 and 2022]]
*[[List of Channel PPP miscellaneous posts - 2016/2017]]
*[[List of Channel PPP miscellaneous posts - 2018]]
*[[List of Channel PPP miscellaneous posts - 2019]]
*[[List of Channel PPP miscellaneous posts - 2020]]
*[[List of Channel PPP miscellaneous posts - 2021]]
*[[List of Channel PPP miscellaneous posts - 2022]]
*[[List of Channel PPP miscellaneous posts - 2023]]
*[[List of Channel PPP miscellaneous posts - 2024]]

==Trivia==
[[File:KPN_25th_Twitter_Box.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Pupupu Memories box was a physical compilation of Twitter images.]]
*The Kirby JP Twitter lists its birthday as April 27th, 1992. This date corresponds to the release of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' in Japan, and is often cited as [[Kirby]]'s birthday.
*The account's commemorative illustrations are stated to have been drawn by [[Adeleine]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Kirby_JP/status/963654170279661568 Post celebrating 100,000 followers, which says that Adeleine drew the post's celebratory illustration.]</ref>
*HAL Laboratory sold a limited physical release of commemorative illustrations in 2018, called the Pupupu Memories Box. This was a tin box containing 47 mini-size message cards, each featuring one of the commemorative illustrations posted to the Twitter account between December 2016 and April 2018.
**The Special Edition was sold directly via the Kirby Portal in two preorder runs, first between May 24 and June 25 of 2017,<ref>{{twitterlink|Kirby_JP|999189453246623745|wbsnap=y}}; {{twitterlink|Kirby_JP|1010719194487316485|wbsnap=y}}</ref> then from July 17, 2017 until the end of the month.<ref>{{twitterlink|Kirby_JP|1019057857365303297|wbsnap=y}}; [http://web.archive.org/web/20180910092647/http://www.valuemall.jp/SHOP/PUPUPU-00001.html Wayback Machine archive of ValueMall page] showing the pre-order period extended as late as the end of the month or while supplies lasted</ref><ref name="pupupu-00001_ado" /> This version of the box included three bonus cards. One card featured Adeleine's illustration celebrating 100,000 followers (not included in the 47 comprising the normal edition) with a monochrome illustration of Adeleine on the other side.<ref name="pupupu-00001_ado">{{twitterlink|Kirby_JP|1022315602847780864|wbsnap=y}} from July 26 advertising pre-orders were still open, showing a small portion of the illustration of Adeleine on the reverse of Adeleine's illustration</ref> The other two featured the Channel PPP images for the Twitter posts<ref>{{twitterlink|Kirby_JP|980263546754777088|wbsnap=y}}; {{twitterlink|Kirby_JP|980610796790018048|wbsnap=y}}</ref> accompanying the [[Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary]] April Fools' prank.
**The Normal Edition was later sold through the [[Kirby Café]] locations operating at the time.<ref>{{twitterlink|KirbyCafeJP|1054205810408968193}} ([https://archive.ph/sQVdb archive.today snapshot]); {{twitterlink|KirbyCafeJP|1054206072120963072}} ([https://archive.ph/4RHXe archive.today snapshot])</ref>

==Gallery==
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{{Main|:Category:Dedede Directory images}}
{{Main|:Category:Kirby JP Twitter screenshots}}
<gallery>
Kirby JP Twitter Banner.jpg|The Kirby JP Twitter banner
Kirby JP Twitter Old Icon.jpg|Kirby JP Twitter's old icon before April 27, 2019
Kirby JP Twitter 30th Anniversary Icon.png|Kirby JP Twitter's icon since January 12th, 2022 up to April 3rd, 2023
Kirby JP Star Allies Banner.jpg|The Kirby JP Twitter banner around the time of ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''{{'}} release
Kirby JP Fighters 2 Banner.jpg|The Kirby JP Twitter banner around the time of ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''{{'}}s release
Kirby JP Forgotten Land Banner.jpg|The Kirby JP Twitter banner around the time of ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''{{'}}s release
Kirby JP Dream Buffet Banner.jpg|The Kirby JP Twitter banner around the time of ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''{{'}}s release
Kirby JP Forgotten Land Banner 2.jpg|The Kirby JP Twitter banner after ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' won the Game Awards for Best Family Game
Kirby JP Return to Dream Land Deluxe Banner.jpg|The Kirby JP Twitter banner around the time of ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''{{'}}s release.
</gallery>
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==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/Kirby_JP The Kirby JP Twitter feed]

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